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Key-touch sensor and method of manufacture
Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Japan LLC
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Filing: 1986-11-10
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Granted: 1988-12-27
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Expires: 2006-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A key-touch sensor has an electric circuit formed on a first electrically insulating substrate covered with a carbon electrode, an electric circuit formed on a second electrically insulating substrate covered with a carbon electrode which is opposed to the electric circuit on the first substrate across a gap, and a pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer deposited to at least one of the first or second substrates and disposed to fill the gap.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryuji Sakamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 02:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/70; H01H13/78; H01H13/785; G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/20; H01C; H01C10/00; H01C10/10; H01C10/106; H01H13/702; H01H2201/00; H01H2201/022; H01H2201/03; H01H2201/032; H01H2201/036; H01H2223/00; H01H2223/01; H01H2223/022; H01H2227/00; H01H2227/002; H01H2227/008; H01H2229/00; H01H2229/024; H01H2229/028; H01H2231/00; H01H2231/018; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49099
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A key-touch sensor comprising: an electric circuit formed on a first electrically insulating substrate and covered with a carbon electrode, an electric circuit formed on a second electrically insulating substrate, covered with a carbon electrode, said electric circuit of the second substrate opposed to said electric circuit of the first substrate across a gap; and a silicone rubber pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer deposited at least on one of said first or second substrates and disposed to fill said gap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A key-touch sensor comprising: an electric circuit formed on a first electrically insulating substrate and covered with a carbon electrode, an electric circuit formed on a second electrically insulating substrate, covered with a carbon electrode, said electric circuit of the second substrate opposed to said electric circuit of the first substrate across a gap; and a silicone rubber pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer deposited at least on one of said first or second substrates and disposed to fill said gap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A key-touch sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and second electrically insulating substrates are made of flexible insulating substrate film or resin plate with a thickness of from 0.015 mm to 2 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A key-touch sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer is formed with a paste in which surface-treated electroconductive metal powder and carbon black are dispersed in a silicone rubber composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A key-touch sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein the thickness of the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer is between 10 micro meter to 80 micro meter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A key-touch sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and second electrically insulating substrates are bonded to each other while putting the electric circuits and the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer therebetween.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor comprising: (A) forming conductor circuits on the first and second electrically insulating substrates; (B) coating said conductor circuits with a carbon paste; (C) forming a silicone rubber pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer by coating and curing a silicone rubber pressure-sensitive electroconductive paste to either one of the first or second electrically insulating substarates having conductor circuits applied with carbon coating; and (D) opposing and bonding the electrically insulating substrate formed with the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer in step (C) to the electrically insulating substrate not formed with the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer while putting the conductor circuits and the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer therebetween.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor comprising: (A) forming conductor circuits on the first and second electrically insulating substrates; (B) coating said conductor circuits with a carbon paste; (C) forming a silicone rubber pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer by coating and curing a silicone rubber pressure-sensitive electroconductive paste to either one of the first or second electrically insulating substarates having conductor circuits applied with carbon coating; and (D) opposing and bonding the electrically insulating substrate formed with the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer in step (C) to the electrically insulating substrate not formed with the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer while putting the conductor circuits and the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer therebetween.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein the first and second electrically insulating substrates are made of flexible insulating substrate film or resin plate with a thickness of from 0.015 mm to 2 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein the conductor circuit on the electrically insulatig substrate is formed by way of screen printing of an electroconductive paste.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein said carbon coating on the conductor circuits are made by way of screen printing of a carbon paste.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein the pressure-sensitive electroconductive paste is coated by screen printing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein the pressure-sensitive electroconductive paste is that in which surface-treated electroconductive metal and carbon black are dispersed in a silicone rubber composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein the thickness of the pressure-sensitive electroconductive layer is between 10 micro meter and 80 micro meter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method of manufacturing a key-touch sensor as defined in claim 6, wherein the first and second substrates with circuits are secured in step (D) by means of adhesives, and said adhesives are coated by means of screen printing.
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